Why did the Caliphate of Cordoba Collapse?

The Rise and Collapse of the Caliphate of Cordoba

By 756, the remaining Umayyad leader, Abd al-Rahman I, outright refused to acknowledge the authority of the Abbasid Caliphate. Instead, he managed to depose the Abbasid rulers in the area and proclaimed the capital of Umayyad Iberia, Córdoba, to be an independent emirate, known as the Emirate of Córdoba. Much to Rahman’s pleasure, he was able to do so without much pushback, and he and his descendants became the rulers of this new Emirate for many decades to come. While these emirs technically only ruled over Córdoba itself, many of them actually extended their authority throughout more of the peninsula.

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[ArabianRazumZar]

Really nice of you to talk about history without picking a side

[TheJaviferrol]

If you think Game of Thrones was fun, you´re gonna love Spain after the Caliphate dissolved and everything split into small Taifa kingdoms who fought each other as much as the Christians who were even allies sometimes

[HistoryOfRevolutions]

"Do not be so deceived by hopes and wishes that you neglect to strive”

-Imam Al Qurtubi (Andalusia Scholar)

[AyusoEnjoyer]

Huge mistake at the beginning: muslims never conquered the entire peninsula. One region in the north, the equivalent today to the provinces of Asturias and I think a bit of Cantabria resisted the invasion.
In fact, muslims advanced to the north by the east, going into France.

[JoeSmith-slbq]

Corboda- This is preposterous, I am getting invaded from all sides, even my fellow Muslims!
E. Roman Empire- First time?

[flaviusstilicho]

Rahman III: "I'll have to give myself a prrromotion!" Takes the title of Caliphate and wears it like a war hero badge.

[benimazigh]

Why did the Caliphate of Cordoba Collapse?
Short answer: *Internal unrest and internal power struggles between the Muslims and a touch of the Reconquista gave them the rest!*

[dwput]

Meanwhile,
10 yr old caliph : *study science & algebra

Castille, Leon, Aragon, Navarre : "pst, hey boy, wanna learn some reconquista?"

[tamazghaunion]

fact : the Jews lived a golden age of culture under the Muslim rule in Iberia
" Thus, when Muslims crossed the straits of Gibraltar from North Africa in 711 CE and invaded the Iberian Peninsula, Jews welcomed them as liberators from Christian Persecution"
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Zion Zohar, Sephardic & Mizrahi Jewry, New York, 2005, p. 8-9.

[yodef]

The last time i came this early the Visigothic Kingdom had its capital in Bordeaux.

[ryeygqt]

I'm french, i love watching your videos bc i learn new word and knowledge. Thank you for the english subtiles, that's wholesome.

[McadMcad]

"Cordova" is made with rich Corinthian leather. - Ricardo Montelban

[Theunknownpast_official]

seriously bro this is astonishing and flabbergasting information. im inspired by you and I even make my historical videos because of your work, thank you and keep up the great work 😁

[junior]

My history community. I didn’t know what the difference was between the Muslim forms of government. Here is what I found.
In the simplest form of answer, an Emirate is ruled by an Emir, a Sultanate by a Sultan and a Caliphate by a Caliph. Now for what those words mean and how they deviate from each other.

A Caliphate is the Islamic Nation State, the first one being Medina under the Prophet (PBUH), following this the early Umayyad Empire is probably the closest to a Caliphate there has been since. The concept of Caliphate is kind of impossible to have these days because a Caliph is a religious and political leader that is chosen by the Umma (Islamic Community), arguably since the death of Muhammad (PBUH) there hasn’t ever been a Caliph given the early split between Sunnis and Shias. If you wanted to go down either line, both lines of succession end pretty much around 100 years after Muhammad’s death when the son of Ali, Hussein was assasinated by a rival faction of Islam. Groups like Daesh claim that they are a Caliphate but without a wide acceptance of the people that is not the case, they just use that narrative to attempt to garner political and religious favour in the Umma.

An Emirate is a principality or territory ruled by an Emir. An Emir is the hereditary ruler from a line of successtion of an Islamic monarchy, so the Emirate is specifically ruled by an Islamic royal family, who percieve their rule as being the will of Allah. It can also refer to a province ruled by an Emir, as is the case in the United Arab Emirates that are Seven Emirates that work Federally. Bahrain and Qatar also count as Emirates.

A Sultanate is similar to an Emir, and exists in an Islamic context but is not explicity percieved as being a God given power, but instead the Sultan is just in the position of power. There are also regional variations between Sultan and Emir with Emirs in the modern age being restricted to the Arabian Peninsula (although there have been Emirates across Asia, Europe and Africa) where as a Sultan is a title that is rarely used today but exists in several different Islamic contexts, not just an Arabian one.

[febrian]

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[juankaiser]

That Córdoba pronunciation it's simply wonderful. Reminds you a bit of Dovahkiin from The Elder Scrolls V.

[golgotretze]

The Balearic Islands were not Visigoth. They were controlled by the Vandals until they were reconquered by the Eastern Roman Empire. When the Romans lost control of the western Mediterranean, the Balearic Islands became independent, and later (for an extremely short time) signed an alliance with Charlemagne amnd became part of his kingdom. Then Charlemagne died, his kingdom collapsed, and the Muslims invaded the Balearic Islands.

[dave]

I read the walking drum by Louis Lamour. It was based off Cordoba in its glory days and also other cities like Paris . Man was it a good book. I had to research to see if his historical context was correct. That book is a masterpiece in historical context and a great read

[flawlessbinary]

Early enough to see the battle of Tours

[ptlemon]

In the map, the muslims never conquered the Peninsula fully - Astúrias was always free